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Miss the wild part of California (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fail

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This might be a double definition.

'miss' is the first definition.
(I know that miss is a more specific form of fail)

'wild part of california' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for fail that I've seen before include "Don't succeed" , "Go bankrupt" , "Neglect (to do something)" , "Break down" , "Fall short" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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